By Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I’ve tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice,I think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would
We came back from Siberia on 11/11/11 at 11am to Kazan by train. Then we had a long bus ride from Kazan to our town. The fall camp was a brilliant experience, which totally was worth the long voyage. Back in town, I am a
School vacation (ka-nik-koo-li)has arrived! On Saturday, I spent a day at the Mega Mall catching up with other exchange students and friends, but it really makes me wonder where do students hang out in Cheboksary? Certainly, the downtown Mcdonalds is always a hotspot, but I
It is hard to type right now, cause I sliced a good portion of my left middle finger off when I peeled potatoes today. Usually I only have minor cuts, but today it just wont stop bleeding. Thank goodness I brought bandages. Otherwise, it has
A birthday package was on the way from California all the way to Russia. I was already certain the container’s contents: Mama noodles. What I didn’t expect was the abundance, it was literally a whole box full of ramen noodles. Thanks to my caring aunt
Today, we presented at our home school. It was a success for the most part. This time, we spoke to 9th and 10th graders about English tongue twisters. We figured that they would be too old to care much for nursery games, so we had
Being an exchange student doesn’t just mean staying with a host family and attending class every day, but also giving back to the community when possible. The exchange students from the school went together to present interesting lectures about our national country’s cultures and language.
As for learning Russian, I was previously frustrated in the first two months about how slow class was going, but now I realized this is not so bad. I’m speaking to friends and adults in Russian, and it’s not as bad as I thought it
“Kvass, looks like soy sauce, smells like beer/bread, and tastes like bubbly soda. Odd!” was the exact thing I told my host family after trying it during dinner. I made a small joke of switching the soysauce with the kvass, but of course, it would
By Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I’ve tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice,I think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would
We came back from Siberia on 11/11/11 at 11am to Kazan by train. Then we had a long bus ride from Kazan to our town. The fall camp was a brilliant experience, which totally was worth the long voyage. Back in town, I am a
School vacation (ka-nik-koo-li)has arrived! On Saturday, I spent a day at the Mega Mall catching up with other exchange students and friends, but it really makes me wonder where do students hang out in Cheboksary? Certainly, the downtown Mcdonalds is always a hotspot, but I
It is hard to type right now, cause I sliced a good portion of my left middle finger off when I peeled potatoes today. Usually I only have minor cuts, but today it just wont stop bleeding. Thank goodness I brought bandages. Otherwise, it has
A birthday package was on the way from California all the way to Russia. I was already certain the container’s contents: Mama noodles. What I didn’t expect was the abundance, it was literally a whole box full of ramen noodles. Thanks to my caring aunt
Today, we presented at our home school. It was a success for the most part. This time, we spoke to 9th and 10th graders about English tongue twisters. We figured that they would be too old to care much for nursery games, so we had
Being an exchange student doesn’t just mean staying with a host family and attending class every day, but also giving back to the community when possible. The exchange students from the school went together to present interesting lectures about our national country’s cultures and language.
As for learning Russian, I was previously frustrated in the first two months about how slow class was going, but now I realized this is not so bad. I’m speaking to friends and adults in Russian, and it’s not as bad as I thought it
“Kvass, looks like soy sauce, smells like beer/bread, and tastes like bubbly soda. Odd!” was the exact thing I told my host family after trying it during dinner. I made a small joke of switching the soysauce with the kvass, but of course, it would